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Martha Williams on grizzly bears.

Martha Williams, the New Director of USFWS, Talks Grizzly Bears, Hunting on Refuges, and the Challenge of Getting More Americans Outdoors Martha Williams, the New Director of USFWS, Talks Grizzly Bears, Hunting on Refuges, and the Challenge of Getting More Americans Outdoors

By Andrew McKean

Winchester Bismuth is one of the best loads in waterfowl.

Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads Shotshell Review: Winchester Bismuth Waterfowl Loads

Coyote hunting contests could be banned.

Coyote Hunting Contests Would Be Banned on Federal Land If Congress Passes the Bill It Introduced This Week Coyote Hunting Contests Would Be Banned on Federal Land If Congress Passes the Bill It Introduced This Week

By Keegan Sentner

blm checkerboard map elk mountain

The Wyoming Corner-Crossing Lawsuit Is Headed to Federal Court, Where a Ruling Could Affect Public Access Across the West The Wyoming Corner-Crossing Lawsuit Is Headed to Federal Court, Where a Ruling Could Affect Public Access Across the West

By Keegan Sentner

A new hunter with his first turkey.

Turkey Hunting Is the Best Way to Introduce Someone to Hunting. Change My Mind Turkey Hunting Is the Best Way to Introduce Someone to Hunting. Change My Mind

Federal Subsistence Board Just Voted on Closing 60 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska to Non-Local Moose and Caribou Hunters

Federal Subsistence Board Just Voted on Closing 60 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska to Non-Local Moose and Caribou Hunters Federal Subsistence Board Just Voted on Closing 60 Million Acres of Public Land in Alaska to Non-Local Moose and Caribou Hunters

The vast Alaskan forest

The Tlingit Legend of the Kóoshdaa Káa The Tlingit Legend of the Kóoshdaa Káa

“Operation Longbeard” Puts an End to the Largest Wild Turkey Poaching Ring in History “Operation Longbeard” Puts an End to the Largest Wild Turkey Poaching Ring in History

By Kristen A. Schmitt

White and tan dog on point in tall grass.

Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South Choir in the Pines: The Dogmen of the South

By Durrell Smith

A Subaru Forester with a deer on the hitch.

The Deer Wagon: I Traded My Silverado for a Subaru—and I Don’t Regret It The Deer Wagon: I Traded My Silverado for a Subaru—and I Don’t Regret It

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Freel Dall sheep

Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game? Does Cartridge Selection Really Matter for Mountain Game?

Spread wheat if you want to make planting wheat easy.

How to Plant a Dove Field Quick and Easy This Spring How to Plant a Dove Field Quick and Easy This Spring

Apex TSS delivered the best patterns of the test.

The Remington 870 Is Still One of the Greatest Turkey Hunting Shotguns of All Time The Remington 870 Is Still One of the Greatest Turkey Hunting Shotguns of All Time

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina

Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina Massive 23-Point Nontypical Buck Ranks as the Fifth Biggest Whitetail Ever Taken in North Carolina

Long-Range Turkey Shooting Reality Check: Here’s What TSS Patterns and Penetration Really Look Like at 70 and 90 Yards

Long-Range Turkey Shooting Reality Check: Here’s What TSS Patterns and Penetration Really Look Like at 70 and 90 Yards Long-Range Turkey Shooting Reality Check: Here’s What TSS Patterns and Penetration Really Look Like at 70 and 90 Yards

Gun Safety: Do You Dry-Fire to Show Clear? Most of the Time It’s a Bad Idea

Gun Safety: Do You Dry-Fire to Show Clear? Most of the Time It’s a Bad Idea Gun Safety: Do You Dry-Fire to Show Clear? Most of the Time It’s a Bad Idea

By John B. Snow

Pennsylvania Hunter Tags One of the Top 10 Non-Typical Bucks in State History Pennsylvania Hunter Tags One of the Top 10 Non-Typical Bucks in State History

Turkey hunter using a slate turkey call

SITKA Equinox Turkey Vest Review: Maximum Performance in a Minimalist Build SITKA Equinox Turkey Vest Review: Maximum Performance in a Minimalist Build

Here Are 16 New Big Game Animals Entered into the Boone & Crockett Record Books

Here Are 16 New Big Game Animals Entered into the Boone & Crockett Record Books Here Are 16 New Big Game Animals Entered into the Boone & Crockett Record Books

deer fear human voices, NDA

You Know What Sound Spooks Deer More Than Wolf or Coyote Howls? Your Voice You Know What Sound Spooks Deer More Than Wolf or Coyote Howls? Your Voice

Teddy Roosevelt bear hunting.

President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1904 Colorado Bear Hunt, According to His Guide

Hunting dogs and coyote snares.

Do We Need to Better Regulate Coyote Trapping in Order to Save It—and Save Our Bird Hunting Dogs? Do We Need to Better Regulate Coyote Trapping in Order to Save It—and Save Our Bird Hunting Dogs?

By Andrew McKean

The four boys who died in the N.C. plane crash.

8 Duck Hunters Die After Single-Engine Plane Crashes into the Atlantic Ocean 8 Duck Hunters Die After Single-Engine Plane Crashes into the Atlantic Ocean

Bird hearts are a delicacy.

Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets Eating Bird Innards: How to Pull, Prepare, and Cook Wild Bird Giblets

By Jack Hennessy

Arrow for a Grizzly

Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives Arrow for a Grizzly: A Classic Fred Bear Tale from the Archives

By Fred Bear, as told to Ben East, introduction by Tyler Freel

29 north american big game animals

Chasing 29: Hunting Every North American Big-Game Animal with a Barebow Chasing 29: Hunting Every North American Big-Game Animal with a Barebow

By Paul Schnell with Andrew McKean

The author's finished bow rack.

How to Build a Budget-Friendly Bow Rack for Traditional and Compound Bows How to Build a Budget-Friendly Bow Rack for Traditional and Compound Bows

A bowhunter debating arrows with a pro shop employee.

A Rookie’s Guide to Hunting Social Media A Rookie’s Guide to Hunting Social Media

Doug Borries' gator.

900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida 900-Pound Cattle-Eating Gator Killed in South Florida

hiking with a backpack

The Average Joe’s Training Program: Get Into Backpacking Shape for Mountain Hunts The Average Joe’s Training Program: Get Into Backpacking Shape for Mountain Hunts

By Jace Bauserman

yukon moose guide

Wild Gifts: Yukon Moose Hunting Guide Curtis LaDue Has a Foot in Both Modern and Ancient Worlds Wild Gifts: Yukon Moose Hunting Guide Curtis LaDue Has a Foot in Both Modern and Ancient Worlds

By Andrew McKean

Texas feral hog

$5 Per Tail: Two Central Texas Counties Are Offering Bounties for Feral Hogs $5 Per Tail: Two Central Texas Counties Are Offering Bounties for Feral Hogs

Freel archery caribou

Shoulder Injuries Are Way Too Common in Bowhunting. Here’s How to Draw and Shoot Without Ending Your Archery Career Shoulder Injuries Are Way Too Common in Bowhunting. Here’s How to Draw and Shoot Without Ending Your Archery Career

northwoods buck

Why Is Deer Hunting in the Northwoods on the Decline? And Will It Ever Rebound? Why Is Deer Hunting in the Northwoods on the Decline? And Will It Ever Rebound?

By Patrick Durkin

whitetail does in the snow

If Chronic Wasting Disease Is Fatal, Why Aren’t We Finding CWD-Killed Deer in the Woods? If Chronic Wasting Disease Is Fatal, Why Aren’t We Finding CWD-Killed Deer in the Woods?

By Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Turkey hunting is up—and down—across the country this spring.

Your State-by-State Spring 2022 Turkey Hunting Forecast Your State-by-State Spring 2022 Turkey Hunting Forecast

By Brian Lovett

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail

The Story of the World-Record Whitetail The Story of the World-Record Whitetail

Freel glasses aoudad

Aoudad in West Texas: Is the “Poor Man’s Sheep Hunt” Really a Sheep Hunt? Aoudad in West Texas: Is the “Poor Man’s Sheep Hunt” Really a Sheep Hunt?

The original Boone and Crockett national collection trophy mounts are now housed in Springfield, Missouri.

The History—and Future—of Trophy Hunting in North America The History—and Future—of Trophy Hunting in North America

By Christine Peterson

Two hunters on a deer drive.

Tommy’s Boys: A Crew of New England Hunters Copes with Loss by Driving Deer Tommy’s Boys: A Crew of New England Hunters Copes with Loss by Driving Deer

By Gerry Bethge

A Christmas barnyard rabbit hunting scene from 1963

A Christmas Bargain: Rabbit Hunting with My Boys Every Day of Winter Break A Christmas Bargain: Rabbit Hunting with My Boys Every Day of Winter Break

By Erwin A. Bauer

Gunsmith Rob Roberts and Benelli partnered on the M2.

Shotgun Review: Benelli’s M2 Waterfowl Performance Shop Is Custom Built For Duck Hunters Shotgun Review: Benelli’s M2 Waterfowl Performance Shop Is Custom Built For Duck Hunters

apex ammunition and mallard

Apex Stacked Shotshells: A More Affordable Way for Duck Hunters to Shoot TSS Apex Stacked Shotshells: A More Affordable Way for Duck Hunters to Shoot TSS

By Alex Robinson

Tarif Alkhatib and Grayson County Buck, aka "Shredder"

Sixth Time’s the Charm: Texas State Trooper Arrows Possible County-Record Buck Sixth Time’s the Charm: Texas State Trooper Arrows Possible County-Record Buck

Bowhunting through the firearm season is how the author hunts.

Why I Bowhunt During Gun Season Why I Bowhunt During Gun Season

lever action rifle on hunt

The New Marlin 1895 SBL .45/70 Rifle Is the Best Lever-Action in the Company’s History The New Marlin 1895 SBL .45/70 Rifle Is the Best Lever-Action in the Company’s History

By John B. Snow

Brian Gailis with buck

Bowhunter Tags a 200-Inch Buck in the St. Louis Suburbs After 5 Years of Hunting Him Bowhunter Tags a 200-Inch Buck in the St. Louis Suburbs After 5 Years of Hunting Him

A 6.5 Creedmoor cartridge doesn't always produce the best blood trails on deer.

Are You Getting Bad Blood Trails with the 6.5 Creedmoor? This Is Why Are You Getting Bad Blood Trails with the 6.5 Creedmoor? This Is Why

By Natalie Krebs

Clark shot this buck the first week of Decemebr.

North Carolina Mountain Buck Could Be the New State Non-Typical Record North Carolina Mountain Buck Could Be the New State Non-Typical Record

Nebraska Rancher Tags 210-Inch Mule Deer Buck on a Quick Hunt After Work Nebraska Rancher Tags 210-Inch Mule Deer Buck on a Quick Hunt After Work

O'Connor Takes Aim

What Would Jack O’Connor Say About Long-Range Hunting and the 6.5 Creedmoor? His Work Already Tells Us What Would Jack O’Connor Say About Long-Range Hunting and the 6.5 Creedmoor? His Work Already Tells Us

Corner crossing from state to BLM land is just one example of corner crossing.

Public Raises More Than $50,000 to Defend Hunters Ticketed for Corner Crossing in Wyoming Public Raises More Than $50,000 to Defend Hunters Ticketed for Corner Crossing in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson

Sea ducks, like eiders and long-tails, are tough birds.

How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese How to Kill the Toughest Ducks and Geese

John Carter arrowed a 200-inch West Virginia buck.

West Virginia Deer Hunter Arrows 200-Inch Buck That’s Almost a State Record West Virginia Deer Hunter Arrows 200-Inch Buck That’s Almost a State Record

Plenty of moms hunt with their children.

Hunting Mamas: The Trend No One Expected to Take Off. Here’s Why It Did Hunting Mamas: The Trend No One Expected to Take Off. Here’s Why It Did

Bull elk kills cow in Smoky Mountains

Photos: Rutting Bull Kills Cow Elk in Great Smoky Mountains Photos: Rutting Bull Kills Cow Elk in Great Smoky Mountains

By Joe Subolefsky

Stopping a Grizzly with a 220 Swift and Other Legendary Frank Glaser Tales

Stopping a Grizzly with a 220 Swift and Other Legendary Frank Glaser Tales Stopping a Grizzly with a 220 Swift and Other Legendary Frank Glaser Tales

frank glaser outdoor life story

Tracking Frank Glaser: Alaska’s Wolf Man Tracking Frank Glaser: Alaska’s Wolf Man

Spartan Ascent Tripod w Browning XBolt

Spartan Precision Ascent Tripod Review: A Versatile and Durable Tool for Mountain Hunters Spartan Precision Ascent Tripod Review: A Versatile and Durable Tool for Mountain Hunters

Minimum hunting age requirements are arbitrary and

We Need More Lifelong Hunters? Get Rid of Hunting Age Minimums We Need More Lifelong Hunters? Get Rid of Hunting Age Minimums

How to Track Deer: Fresh Tracks in the Big Woods How to Track Deer: Fresh Tracks in the Big Woods

By Hal Blood, Ralph Stuart

Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield

Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield Whitetail Deer Cartridge Shoot-Out: .30-30 Win. vs. .243 Win. vs. .30-06 Springfield

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns 11 Tough, Purpose-Built Waterfowl Shotguns

By Jarrod Spilger

5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting

5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting 5 Best Shotguns for Goose Hunting

By John M. Taylor